天堂

• 拼音: tiān táng
• 汉字拆解: 天 = heaven, sky; 堂 = hall, palace — the heavenly hall, paradise

含义

Heaven; paradise. A place of perfect happiness or the afterlife realm in religious contexts.

Both religious and secular uses. Religious: the dwelling place of God or the blessed afterlife. Secular: any place of great beauty or happiness, e.g., 购物天堂 (shopping paradise), 度假天堂 (vacation paradise). Famous saying: 上有天堂，下有苏杭 (Above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou). Opposite: 地狱 (hell).

例句

1. 老人常说做好事的人死后会上天堂。
2. 马尔代夫被誉为度假者的天堂。
3. 在那里生活简直像是在天堂一样。

用法指南

语境: religion, travel, metaphor

语气: positive

正确说法

• 这里真是人间天堂！(This place is truly paradise on earth!)
• 愿他的灵魂在天堂安息。(May his soul rest in peace in heaven.)

错误说法

• 不要用'天堂'形容糟糕的地方 (Don't use 天堂 ironically for bad places — unlike English 'paradise' which can be sarcastic)

起源与历史

Compound of 天 (heaven, sky) + 堂 (hall, palace). Literally 'heavenly hall' — the palace in the sky where gods dwell.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal